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National LeadershipRan Anbar, MD, Medicine, has been chosen President-elect of the American Societyof Clinical Hypnosis, and will assume the office of President in 2011.Kerry Greene Donnelly MBA, RT(R) (M) (CT)(QM), College of HealthProfessions, has been asked to serve on the Job Analysis Task Force of theAssociation for Vascular Access (AVA). The AVA is developing an internationalcertification examination for vascular access professionals.Paul Grover, PhD, Associate VP for Academic Affairs, was invited to serve as asmall group facilitator and panel member at the Middle States Commission on HigherEducation Self-Study Institute in Philadelphia, PA on November 10 and 11, 2009. Thegroup he advised consisted of representatives from doctoral level institutions currentlypreparing for accreditation through the MSCHE self study process. Dr. Grover sharedhis experience in coordinating the recent Upstate self-study that resulted inaccreditation with commendation.Laura Knight, MD, Pathology, has been appointed to serve on the NationalAssociation of Medical Examiners’ Forensic Pathology Training Subcommittee and onthe Best Resident Paper and Poster Award Subcommittee in 2009 and 2010. Dr.Knight has also been appointed to serve on the National Association of MedicalExaminers’ Education Subcommittee in 2010.Melissa W. Ko, MD, Neurology, was selected by the American Academy ofNeurology to attend the 2010 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum in Ft. Lauderdale,FL, January 7-10, 2010. The forum provides training in patient and legislativeadvocacy for 30 neurologists worldwide to be applied at the local, state and federallevel. Dr. Ko's advocacy interest is combating the obesity epidemic in central NewYork in adult and pediatric patients.Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS, Surgery, has been elected to the Commission onCancer representing the Fellowship with a membership term of three years.John McCabe, MD, Chief Executive Officer of University Hospital and SeniorVice President for Hospital Affairs, has been named chair of the Board of Directorsof the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization that overseesthe certification of physician specialists in the United States. Dr. McCabe joinedABMS in 1999 and most recently served as the vice-chair of its Board of Directors.Nancy Nussmeier, MD, Anesthesiology, has been appointed to serve on two WritingGroups for the American Heart Association, Women and PAD (Peripheral ArteryDisease) and Women and CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) prevention evidence basedguidelines.- 8 -